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Lexicon :: Strong's G4632 - skeuos

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σκεῦος
Transliteration
skeuos (Key)
Pronunciation
skyoo'-os
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Part of Speech
neuter noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Of uncertain affinity
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 7:358,1038

Strong’s Definitions

σκεῦος skeûos, skyoo'-os; of uncertain affinity; a vessel, implement, equipment or apparatus (literally or figuratively [specially, a wife as contributing to the usefulness of the husband]):—goods, sail, stuff, vessel.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 23x

The KJV translates Strong's G4632 in the following manner: vessel (19x), goods (2x), stuff (1x), sail (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 23x
The KJV translates Strong's G4632 in the following manner: vessel (19x), goods (2x), stuff (1x), sail (1x).

  1. a vessel

  2. an implement

    1. in the plural

      1. household utensils, domestic gear

      2. the tackle and armament of vessels, used specifically of sails and ropes

  3. metaph.

    1. a man of quality, a chosen instrument

    2. in a bad sense, an assistant in accomplishing an evil deed

      "Vessel" was a common Greek metaphor for "body" since Greeks thought of souls living temporarily in bodies.
Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
σκεῦος skeûos, skyoo'-os; of uncertain affinity; a vessel, implement, equipment or apparatus (literally or figuratively [specially, a wife as contributing to the usefulness of the husband]):—goods, sail, stuff, vessel.
STRONGS G4632:
σκεῦος, σκεύους, τό (probably from the root, sku, 'to cover'; cf. Latinscutum, cutis, obscurus; Curtius, § 113; Vanicek, p. 1115), from (Aristophanes), Thucydides down; the Sept. for כְּלִי;
1. a vessel: Mark 11:16; Luke 8:16; John 19:29; Acts 10:11, 16; Acts 11:5; 2 Timothy 2:20; Revelation 2:27; Revelation 18:12; τά Σκευᾶ τῆς λειτουργίας, to be used in performing religious rites, Hebrews 9:21; σκεῦος εἰς τιμήν, unto honor, i. e. for honorable use, Romans 9:21; 2 Timothy 2:21 (καθαρῶν ἔργων δοῦλα σκεύη, Wis. 15:7); εἰς ἀτιμίαν, unto dishonor, i. e. for a low use (as, a urinal), Romans 9:21; σκεύη ὀργῆς, into which wrath is emptied, i. e. men appointed by God unto woe, hence, the addition κατηρτισμένα εἰς ἀπώλειαν, Romans 9:22; σκεύη ἐλέους, fitted to receive mercy — explained by the words ἅ προητοίμασεν εἰς δόξαν, Romans 9:23; τό σκεῦος is used of a woman, as the vessel of her husband, 1 Thessalonians 4:4 (see κτάομαι; (others take it here (as in 2 Corinthians 4:7 below) of the body)); the female sex, as being weaker than the male, is likened to a σκεῦος ἀσθενεστερον, in order to commend to husbands the obligations of kindness toward their wives (for the weaker the vessels, the greater must be the care lest they be broken), 1 Peter 3:7; ὀστράκινα σκεύη is applied to human bodies, as frail, 2 Corinthians 4:7.
2. an implement; plural household utensils, mestic gear: Matthew 12:29; Mark 3:27 (Luke 17:31 (in these passages R. V. has goods); as the plural often in Greek writings denotes the tackle and armament of vessels (Xenophon, oec. 8, 12; Plato, Critias, p. 117 d.; Lach., p. 183 e.; Polyb 22, 26, 13), so the singular τό σκεῦος seems to be used specifically and collectively of the sails and ropes (R. V. gear) in Acts 27:17. metaphorically, of a man: σκεῦος ἐκλογῆς (genitive of quality), a chosen instrument (or (so A. V.) 'vessel'), Acts 9:15; in a base sense, an assistant in accomplishing evil deeds (cf. English 'tool'), σκεῦος ὑπηρετικον, Polybius 13, 5, 7; 15, 25, 1.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
12:29
Mark
3:27; 11:16
Luke
8:16; 17:31
John
19:29
Acts
9:15; 10:11; 10:16; 11:5; 27:17
Romans
9:21; 9:21; 9:22; 9:23
2 Corinthians
4:7; 4:7
1 Thessalonians
4:4
2 Timothy
2:20; 2:21
Hebrews
9:21
1 Peter
3:7
Revelation
2:27; 18:12

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4632 matches the Greek σκεῦος (skeuos),
which occurs 23 times in 22 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 12:29

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:29 - “Or how can anyone go into a strong man’s house and steal his property unless he first overpowers and ties up the strong man? Then he will ransack and rob his house.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 3:27

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:27 - “But no one can go into a strong man’s house and steal his property unless he first overpowers and ties up the strong man, and then he will ransack and rob his house.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 11:16

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 11:16 - and He would not permit anyone to carry [fn]merchandise or household wares through the temple [grounds, using the temple area irreverently as a shortcut].

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:16 -

“Now no one lights a lamp and then covers it with a container [to hide it], or puts it under a bed; instead, he puts it on a lampstand, so that those who come in may see the light.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 17:31

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 17:31 - “On that day, whoever is on the housetop, with his belongings in the house, must not come down [and go inside] to take them out; and likewise whoever is in the field must not turn back.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 19:29

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:29 - A jar full of [fn]sour wine was placed there; so they put a sponge soaked in the sour wine on [a branch of] hyssop and held it to His mouth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 9:15

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:15 - But the Lord said to him, “Go, for this man is a [deliberately] chosen instrument of Mine, to bear My name before the Gentiles and kings and the sons of Israel;

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 10:11

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:11 - and he saw the sky opened up, and an [fn]object like a great sheet descending, lowered by its four corners to the earth,

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 10:16

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:16 - This happened three times, and then immediately the object was taken up into heaven.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 11:5

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 11:5 - “I was in the city of Joppa praying; and in a trance I saw a vision of an object coming down from heaven, like a huge sheet being lowered by the four corners; and [it descended until] it came right down to me,

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 27:17

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:17 - After hoisting the skiff [on board], they used [fn]support lines [for frapping] to undergird and brace the ship’s hull; and fearing that they might run aground on the shallows of Syrtis [off the north coast of Africa], they let down the [fn]sea anchor and lowered the sails and were driven along [backwards with the bow into the wind].

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 9:21

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 9:21 - Does the potter not have the right over the clay, to make from the same lump [of clay] one object for honorable use [something beautiful or distinctive] and another for common use [something ordinary or menial]?

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 9:22

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 9:22 - What if God, although willing to show His [terrible] wrath and to make His power known, has tolerated with great patience the objects of His wrath [which are] prepared for destruction?

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 9:23

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 9:23 - And what if He has done so to make known the riches of His glory to the objects of His mercy, which He has prepared beforehand for glory,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 4:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 4:7 -

But we have this precious treasure [the good news about salvation] in [unworthy] earthen vessels [of human frailty], so that the grandeur and surpassing greatness of the power will be [shown to be] from God [His sufficiency] and not from ourselves.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Th 4:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 4:4 - that each of you know how to control his own body in holiness and honor [being available for God’s purpose and separated from things profane],

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ti 2:20

Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 2:20 -

Now in a large house there are not only [fn]vessels and objects of gold and silver, but also vessels and objects of wood and of earthenware, and some are for honorable (noble, good) use and some for dishonorable (ignoble, common).

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ti 2:21

Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 2:21 - Therefore, if anyone cleanses himself from these things [which are dishonorable—disobedient, sinful], he will be a vessel for honor, sanctified [set apart for a special purpose and], useful to the Master, prepared for every good work.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 9:21

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 9:21 - And in the same way he sprinkled both the tabernacle and all the containers and sacred utensils of worship with the blood.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 3:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 3:7 -

In the same way, you husbands, live with your wives in an understanding way [with great gentleness and tact, and with an intelligent regard for the marriage relationship], as with [fn]someone physically weaker, since she is a woman. Show her honor and respect as a fellow heir of the grace of life, so that your prayers will not be hindered or ineffective.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 2:27

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 2:27 - AND HE SHALL SHEPHERD and RULE THEM WITH A ROD OF IRON, AS THE EARTHEN POTS ARE BROKEN IN PIECES, as I also have received authority [and power to rule them] from My Father;

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 18:12

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 18:12 - cargoes of gold and silver and precious stones and pearls and fine linen and purple and silk and scarlet; all kinds of citron (scented) wood and every article of ivory and every article of very costly and lavish wood and bronze and iron and marble;
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